BBFC Digital Age Ratings

People are concerned to know about how best to choose appropriate films, TV and music videos for their children and families to watch online, on their computers, tablets, games consoles and smartphones.

To provide you with guidance, the BBFC works with a number of on demand services to give age ratings for video content available for download and streaming.

Some of these platforms also provide parental controls, enabling parents to make films with an appropriate age rating available to their children

Using BBFC age ratings for online content helps children and families make the same informed viewing choices when they’re using digital video services, as they can when they’re going to the cinema or renting or buying DVDs and Blu-ray.

In 2015, the BBFC commissioned some research which showed that this is something that people very much want. It found that 85% of parents prefer to download films classified with BBFC age ratings, symbols and ratings info. This research is available on our research page. See also the Online Music Videos page.

Online services and other places using BBFC age ratings

BBFC age ratings are used by video on demand platforms, content producers, film studios and airlines. These include:

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